Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Joseph Baptista, N.M. Joshi, and Diwan Chaman Lall were all prominent figures involved in the Indian labour movement and were instrumental in or associated with the formation and early activities of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) in 1920.
V. V. Giri was also a veteran trade unionist before entering politics and becoming President of India. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati founded the All India Kisan Sabha in 1936, focusing on peasant rights and anti-feudal struggles. 19. The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), the first pan-India trade union recently completed 100 years. Who among the following contributed to the formation of AITUC? 1. Lala Lajpat Rai 2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak 3. Joseph Baptista 4. N.M. Joshi 5. Diwan Chaman Lall Choose the correct code :
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